Sources 10 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I'd put the 1997 team up against any team Richlands has fielded in their entire history and feel pretty confident on on the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I'd put the 1997 team up against any team Richlands has fielded in their entire history and feel pretty confident on on the outcome. [/ QUOTE ] i bet you would, but apparently in 1997 winning the swd was a harder task than winning a wv state title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JJBrickface Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I'd put the 1997 team up against any team Richlands has fielded in their entire history and feel pretty confident on on the outcome. [/ QUOTE ] i bet you would, but apparently in 1997 winning the swd was a harder task than winning a wv state title. [/ QUOTE ] LOL yeah ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluefieldPT 10 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 More of your ignorant stupid statements. You make me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU 10 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 He's bitter over the Beavers. He got ran over by them in his high school days! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 [ QUOTE ] He's bitter over the Beavers. He got ran over by them in his high school days! LOL [/ QUOTE ] i'm not bitter....i don't even dislike bluefield and i have a great respect for their tradition.......i just don't think that there is enough evidence to say that the 97 bluefield team is the best the area has seen since 1997... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'll take the 84 team.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOOTBALLMAN 10 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 [ QUOTE ] They were really close though, bluefield's '04 team has something like 10 players go to college to play football, a lot of talent on each team and different philosopies and styles that would have made the games interesting. The '97 team had the stronger d for certain, perhaps 1 of bluefield's strongest, but the '04 team really had a high powered o with the balance of being able to pass and using so many weapons. Each team was very physical and overall didn't make mistakes. The '04 team had more game experience than any bluefield team I recall. That said, in my opinion the '96 team and the '92 teams were likely stronger and physically more imposing than either, with slightly less experience overall and they were more mistake prone. It's hard for me to put older school bluefield football teams against more recent aa teams though, those were some very talented teams as well. At times before in my mind I've considered a bluefield all star team, 1st and 2nd team, but I don't know the linemen enough to really complete those teams, but I'll post more on that after while. [/ QUOTE ]name two ppl playing college ball beside daniel rusty and lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOOTBALLMAN 10 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 parsons did u even see a 97 beaver football game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 no, i did not...but i do know they just barely scraped by both richlands and graham.....i didn't proclaim this year's richlands team to be the area's best of the last decade even though they didn't have any teams on this end of the state play within 16 points of them all year....you tell me why 97 bluefield is better.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JJBrickface Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Didn't the 97 team beat Weir who had Quincy "Brandon Merriweather is my Bitch" Wilson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 presently from that team I couldn't tell you, but at the time, if I recall 3 started out at charleston u or whatever it is, steptoe and tj morris that I recall of the 3, maybe each of the steptoes, not certain, then purdue supposedly went somewhere smaller, somewhere like emory and henry maybe. Those are the players aside from the 3 you listed that I recall myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 actually '97 was the game tainted by flags by the refs at richlands. A lot of bluefield fans for some reason think that was '99 but it was '97, that made the game as close as it was. Graham and bluefield are simply close games in most any season unless the 2 teams are really unequal and '97's graham team was a formidable team as mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 http://www.ucwv.edu/athletics/sports/football_news/new_football_recruits.aspx Tandy Asbury W.Va. Winfield QB/DE 6-5 225 Heath Ashford W.Va. Huntington TE/DE 6-0 215 John Beamer Va. Fork Union PK 5-11 175 Joshua Branch W.Va. Wahama RB/DB 5-9 180 Vince Brown Ohio Winton Woods RB/FS 5-10 185 Seth Butler W.Va. Hargrave Military Academy OT 6-8 315 Jared Cirotto Ohio Millersport P Not Available Not Available Chris DeMaria W.Va. Woodrow Wilson WR 5-11 175 Dustin Eary W.Va. Sissonville OL/NG 6-1 256 Jamal Ferguson Ohio Winton Woods QB 5-9 175 Matt Franklin W.Va. Oak Hill OT/DT 6-4 275 Corey Greene W.Va. Mann LB 5-10 185 Derrick Hallback Fla. Plant City TB 5-11 185 Eugene Hoston W.Va. Pikeview TE/DE 6-1 220 Patrick Kouns Ohio Ironton TE (OL) 6-3 235 Chris Levy Fla. Armwood OC 5-11 265 T.J. Morris W.Va. Bluefield FB/DE 6-0 185 Vince Palmer Ohio Anderson QB 5-11 185 Cody Perry W.Va. Chapmanville OC 6-0 230 Scott Ransom W.Va. Hurricane WR 6-4 190 Nathaniel Smith W.Va. Man Not Available Not Available Not Available Derrick Steptoe W.Va. Bluefield FB/DE 5-10 190 Quintin Steptoe W.Va. Bluefield RB/CB 6-0 190 Trevor Washborn W.Va. Huntington OG/DT 6-2 310 Mike Zeis Ohio Anderson WR 6-2 185 Chad Zerkle W.Va. Wahama QB/FS 6-0 175 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOOTBALLMAN 10 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 [ QUOTE ] no, i did not...but i do know they just barely scraped by both richlands and graham.....i didn't proclaim this year's richlands team to be the area's best of the last decade even though they didn't have any teams on this end of the state play within 16 points of them all year....you tell me why 97 bluefield is better.... [/ QUOTE ] to be honest parsons its kinda hard to explain cause ppl have been tryin to explain to u but i believe if u actually saw them in action u would understand... and u cant say they arent worthy of such praise cause they barly bet someone.. just think about it im sure even the undefeated dolphin team had some close games too.. im tellin u they were a sight in 97 im talkin bout big lineman at linebacker running faster 40's then your typical starting runningback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOOTBALLMAN 10 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 [ QUOTE ] http://www.ucwv.edu/athletics/sports/football_news/new_football_recruits.aspx Tandy Asbury W.Va. Winfield QB/DE 6-5 225 Heath Ashford W.Va. Huntington TE/DE 6-0 215 John Beamer Va. Fork Union PK 5-11 175 Joshua Branch W.Va. Wahama RB/DB 5-9 180 Vince Brown Ohio Winton Woods RB/FS 5-10 185 Seth Butler W.Va. Hargrave Military Academy OT 6-8 315 Jared Cirotto Ohio Millersport P Not Available Not Available Chris DeMaria W.Va. Woodrow Wilson WR 5-11 175 Dustin Eary W.Va. Sissonville OL/NG 6-1 256 Jamal Ferguson Ohio Winton Woods QB 5-9 175 Matt Franklin W.Va. Oak Hill OT/DT 6-4 275 Corey Greene W.Va. Mann LB 5-10 185 Derrick Hallback Fla. Plant City TB 5-11 185 Eugene Hoston W.Va. Pikeview TE/DE 6-1 220 Patrick Kouns Ohio Ironton TE (OL) 6-3 235 Chris Levy Fla. Armwood OC 5-11 265 T.J. Morris W.Va. Bluefield FB/DE 6-0 185 Vince Palmer Ohio Anderson QB 5-11 185 Cody Perry W.Va. Chapmanville OC 6-0 230 Scott Ransom W.Va. Hurricane WR 6-4 190 Nathaniel Smith W.Va. Man Not Available Not Available Not Available Derrick Steptoe W.Va. Bluefield FB/DE 5-10 190 Quintin Steptoe W.Va. Bluefield RB/CB 6-0 190 Trevor Washborn W.Va. Huntington OG/DT 6-2 310 Mike Zeis Ohio Anderson WR 6-2 185 Chad Zerkle W.Va. Wahama QB/FS 6-0 175 [/ QUOTE ]buzzsaw i hate to tell u this but all three have been living in bluefield since this was posted morris even worked at a gas station on cumberland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 [ QUOTE ] the 1997 team was just on another level. The 1997 team was in reality a small college team. They were big, strong, fast, and nasty. Again, another level. This region hasn't seen a high school team on that level since, in either state. [/ QUOTE ] my point is this....if i had made a similar post, inserting 2006 richlands instead of bluefield, i would have received all kinds of flack from bluefield fans... i do not know for sure who the best team in the last decade was for certain.....nobody does.....but i can make every bit as good an argument for the 2006 richlands team as you guys can make for the 97 bluefield team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOOTBALLMAN 10 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 excuss me buzzsaw i didn't see ure previous post but u are correct about the kids...but back on subject if 04 played 97 04 size would definatly hinder them think of the seirs boys trying to block eric krauss or the gates kid and who from the 04 team would have tackled tynes when tynes at one point in the graham game carried almost half the team on his back picking up extra yardage and just who who i say would not have messed there self when they seen dews or dissibio coming through the hole full throtle... see the thing is ppl the 04 team was good take anything away from them but all u long time high school football fans from this area has noticed what i notice every year...they get smaller and smaller and smaller.... i remeber when u went to a game expecting your home team and there opponet to both look as big as at least a small college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOOTBALLMAN 10 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 ok i see what u are saying parsons and just cause i like the beavers please don't think this is why i say this.... i saw 97 bluefield and i saw 06 richlands and friend that game would have been a shalackin hell 06 richlands probably wouldn't beat 06 bluefield.. at least they didn't in two quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 now that's funny right there.....you ignore the fact that 2006 richlands did not play bluefield in the regular season.....a richlands team missing 7 starters scrimmaged bluefield and more than held their own...in 97, a blues team much inferior to this one, came within 2 points of beating bluefield i guess you forget that the blues, when healthy, twice thumped a graham team that beat bluefield by 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 I just joined in on this...but after watching the 97' team play a few games...I honestly dont think richlands of this past years team, or the 92' team i beleive it was when they last won could have gotten within 2 touchdowns of bluefield in 97' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsfan88 22 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Did you see Richlands play in '92 or Richlands from last year besides the jamboree at Mitchell last year?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 if you say so footballman, as I wrote though I didn't know what their actual status was, but at the time they had opportunity to play football on scholarship, as did 7 other players from that team I recall counting, but maybe wells wasn't actually on scholarship, anyhow they were good enough to have had the opportunity to do so then at least and that says a lot. It's unfortunate they didn't use that opportunity in some ways, but then who's to really say who should do what with their lives to benefit themselves, as it's a matter of it being as long as the are satisfied though. That's enough in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Overall there's been lots of exceptional football teams in the area with different uniforms, even princeton who might be overlooked when considering strong teams of the past has had a heck of a strong football team, in '01 or 02 maybe it was, when albin was a senior. The mav's '99 was something else as well. Gate city, powell valley, salem,,, the list goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I just joined in on this...but after watching the 97' team play a few games...I honestly dont think richlands of this past years team, or the 92' team i beleive it was when they last won could have gotten within 2 touchdowns of bluefield in 97' [/ QUOTE ] ok..you say richlands's 2 state championship teams couldn't play within 2 touchdowns of the the 97 bluefield team, and yet a richlands team that didn't even win the region only lost to that bluefield team by 1....and a graham team that also didn't win the region lost to bluefield by 4.....obviously, you guys aren't the most objective judges... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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